title: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding protein-3 in relation to hemoglobin concentration in healthy term infants.
abstract: In order to evaluate the role of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in the maintenance of blood Hb concentration in infants, we studied the serum concentrations of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in relation to blood hemoglobin values in 25 healthy term infants at birth and two months of age. The mean concentration of IGF-I was 18.6+/-7.1 ng/ml and IGFBP-3 was 1240+/-498 ng/ml at birth. Positive correlation was observed between the blood Hb concentrations and both IGF-I (r = 0.56, p = 0.004) and IGFBP-3 levels (r = 0.38, p = 0.04) at the first examination. Our results show that blood Hb is positively correlated to serum IGF-I levels indicating indirectly the involvement of mediators of growth hormone in the regulation of physiologic Hb concentrations at birth. As no relationship was found between IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and Hb levels at the second examination, the same association could not be demonstrated at two months of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, hemoglobin concentration in healthy term infants.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koç
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bideci
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cinaz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unlu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Türkyilmaz
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I